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Introducing Weatherhead’s 2021-22 Alumni Advisory Council
Meet Weatherhead's 2021-22 Alumni Advisory Council (AAC) Brittany Folino MBA '20 Brittany Folino is a global product line owner in Lubrizol’s consumer engine lubricants business. She has been with Lubrizol since 2012 in a variety of roles, including consumer…
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Law's Sharona Hoffman comments on low vaccination rates among Phoenix police
If you live in the Phoenix area, there's a good chance the cop you're talking to isn't vaccinated Phoenix New Times: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said that people who don’t get vaccinated are not only endangering themselves, they…
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Medicine's Allison Kraus gives insight on analyzing infectious proteins from an atomic level
Zombie protein snapped at high resolution for the first time ever Cosmos Magazine: Allison Kraus, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the first atomic-level look at the structure of lethal infectious prions.
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Law's Sharona Hoffman comments on legality of vaccine mandates in light of FDA approval
Will FDA's full approval of Pfizer's vaccine lead to more business mandates? WKYC: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said the move from the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization to full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine offers additional…
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Law's Jonathan Adler speaks on the Supreme Court shadow docket and how it affects climate change legislation
Supreme Court ‘shadow docket’ casts pall on environmentalists E&E News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to stop a signature Obama-era environmental rule dead in…
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Mandel School's Jennifer King gives tips on explaining humanitarian crises to children
How to talk to your kids about the refugee crisis Parents: Jennifer King, an assistant professor and assistant director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed how to talk to children about what's happening in…
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CWRU English Professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jim Sheeler passes away
As a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Jim Sheeler penned evocative articles about lives lost and loved ones left behind. As a Case Western Reserve professor, he inspired undergraduates to recognize the possibilities in their own lives—and to seize them. Today, all who knew Sheeler through his…
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Medicine's Ryan Marino explains the myth behind incidental fentanyl exposure
Cops were taught incidental fentanyl exposure is deadly. Experts say it’s unlikely. Why the disconnect? San Diego Union-Tribune (subscription required): Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said that warnings about fentanyl overstated the exposure risks and propagated a myth.
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Law's Sharona Hoffman explains how health privacy laws impact Alabama's COVID-19 crisis
There’s a crisis in Alabama hospitals. Here’s why you can’t see it The Birmingham News: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, shared why Alabama hospitals are in a difficult position—the surge in COVID-19 is overwhelming hospitals and…